On Fri. April 20 and Sat. April 21 the Whitman men’s and women’s tennis teams played in the NWC Championships.
The men’s team beat Willamette 9-0 in a semi-final round, but lost to Pacific Lutheran 6-3 in the final Championship match.
The men’s season record is 23-7, and their NWC record is 14-5.
Senior Phalkun Mam was recently named NWC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year. Seniors Steven Ly, Robbie Munday, and Mam made the eight-man All-NWC First Team. First-year Matt Soloman made the six-man All-NWC Second Team.
The women’s team beat Willamette 5-4 in a first-round match, lost to Puget Sound 7-2 in a semi-final round and beat Pacific Lutheran 5-4 in the third-place match.
The women’s season record is 18-7, and their NWC record is 14-5.
Senior Maura Flaherty was awarded NWC Sportswomen of the Year. First-year Hadley DeBree and Flaherty made the eight-woman All-NWC First Team.